Malmö Jazz Story returns for its second year! A musical celebration for all the senses, where tradition meets innovation and the audience is invited into a spirit of community and new experiences.
With international guests, genre-crossing expressions, and a warm sense of togetherness, Plan B, Inkonst and Malmö Live will be filled with bandleaders, soloists and inspiring conversations - a vibrant, inclusive, and recurring platform for jazz in all its forms. Behind Malmö Jazz Story is artistic director Andreas Romano alongside producer Viktor Andersson and artist Miriam Aïda.
Born and raised on Chicago’s South Side, Marquis Hill has become an internationally acclaimed artist known for breaking down musical barriers. From winning the prestigious Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition to leading his celebrated group, the Blacktet, Hill blends jazz, hip-hop, R&B, and soul into a sound that is both rooted in tradition and fearlessly contemporary. His music reflects the richness of African-American creative heritage - “different branches of the same tree”.
His sound is somehow both deeply distinctive and a tour through jazz-trumpet history, evoking the high- drama stillness and space of Miles; the undeniable virtuosity of Clifford Brown and Freddie Hubbard; the groove-savvy phrasing of Lee Morgan and Donald Byrd; and much more.
Throughout his journey, he has supported and guested with a who’s who of jazz that includes Marcus Miller, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Boney James, Kurt Elling, Joe Lovano and Hill’s trailblazing Chicago peer Makaya McCraven.
“A remarkably polished, immensely attractive ensemble.”
-Chicago Tribune
Line up:
• Marquis Hill - Trumpet
• Emmanuel Micheal - Guitar
• Junius Paul - Electric Bass
• Jonathan Pinson - Drums
Gábor Bolla is an acclaimed Hungarian saxophonist and bandleader, born in Budapest. A child prodigy on clarinet, he switched to saxophone at 15 and soon gained international recognition, receiving several prestigious awards, including the Hans Koller Prize, and winning both the Grand Prix and Prix du Public at the Avignon Jazz Festival with the Bolla Quartet.
Bolla is deeply rooted in bebop and hard bop. Over the past two decades he has performed and recorded with leading jazz artists including Kirk Lightsey, Gary Peacock, Randy Brecker, Mike Stern and Dennis Chambers.
For Malmö Jazz Story he has assembled an amazing trio to celebrate the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane with a fierce and explosive set.
“An improviser of overwhelming individuality.”
- All About Jazz
Line up:
• Gábor Bolla - Saxophone
• Daniel Franck - Bass
• Zoltán Csörsz - Drums
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